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Mar 15th, 2008 03:31 AM
Butters I didn't like the Danger retcon. Otherwise, good.
Mar 14th, 2008 02:46 AM
Nick I refuse to believe there is such a thing as a decent X-Men comic.
Mar 11th, 2008 03:58 PM
BigMonkeyMan I like beer.

Snikt...
Mar 11th, 2008 11:27 AM
rizzo Let me the first to say: Meh, Whedon.
Mar 11th, 2008 09:50 AM
Jonny#5 Whedon done the impossible and made me actually give a damn about the X-men, especially with the way he messes with Wolverine. I've read a few issues and I'm actually looking forwards to reading the entire series.
Mar 11th, 2008 01:05 AM
Purple Man Looks like one to add to the list. He's a good bloke, that Whedon.
Mar 10th, 2008 07:43 PM
GLX-Mr. Ordinary I miss FireFly
Mar 10th, 2008 05:03 PM
BakaGaijin I'll wait for the compilation(s) which, knowing the comic industry, will be out a few weeks after the last issue.
Mar 10th, 2008 01:11 PM
mburbank Yeah, this run had a ton of memorable moments. Whedons pacing and dialogue are honed to perfection by his years of TV work. Each arc is like a Buffy or Angel season and I totally agree with Proto that Wolverine (and for that matter, each character) gets held in reserve until they are what's needed to balance the moment. He measures each players strengths not just in terms of superpowers, but in diction, wit, timing, who they click with and who they hate. He's the perfect script writer for a team book in that he treats them like an acting ensemble.

In this day and age, with all the money at the disposal of the big companies, there is just no damn excuse for not having this kind of quality more often. I guess you can make the same complaint with TV and movies, all that talent out there and they just shovel crap at you, but it makes me sad.

This wasn't ground breaking stuff like "Watchmen" or "Dark Knight", but that's not what it tried to be. It's just good, solid comics, what ought to be the damn baseline of the form, not miraculous home run.
Mar 10th, 2008 01:00 PM
Herratik Is this the series where Kitty has an orgasm and falls through the floor into the X-mansion living room?? When I heard about that I said..."Looks like I picked the wrong decade to quit reading X-Men."
Mar 10th, 2008 12:56 PM
fiercealmond Looks like I'll be picking up an X-Men comic?

Did I just say that?
Mar 10th, 2008 12:49 PM
Wyldflame I've got to agree, Joss did the absolute best he could with what the mess X-Continuity has become, with all the stupid ideas and piss poor "plot" in the last 15 years or so. This isn't the end all be all, but this is absolutely readable, even enjoyable, which is something I haven't been able to say about the X-men in a long time.
Mar 10th, 2008 12:24 PM
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